Tough break: Kesler has fractured foot

This morning in Vancouver, Canucks center Ryan Kesler was seen walking around with an air cast on his right foot.

According to TEAM 1040′s Matt Sekeres, there’s a good reason for that: Kesler broke his foot Feb. 21 against the Dallas Stars.

Kesler’s agent, Kurt Overhardt, confirmed his client has a broken foot to The Province’s Ben Kuzma.

The Canucks have played three games since Feb. 21, and Kesler has appeared in all of them. Last night, the 28-year-old played 19:07 in a 4-2 home loss to Phoenix.

Kesler has only played seven times in 2013; he missed the start of the shortened season while still recovering from offseason surgeries on his wrist and shoulder.

The Canucks have yet to comment on his status.

Update (4:07 p.m. ET):

Vancouver head coach Alain Vigneault confirmed this afternoon that Kesler has a fractured foot, which showed up on a CT scan this morning.

“I would assume he’s going to be out for a little while,” said Vigneault, per the Vancouver Sun.

Andrew Ebbett is likely to be called up from AHL Chicago to fill in for Kesler, who could be out 4-6 weeks.